Stevie said:

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I feel Sylvan should be more Sage-like than what I've seen so far in Heroes. Pixies and unicorns are more fairy-like. A more druidic mood would be much more on my taste. Spirit creatures (not necessarily immaterial) would fit the faction better imo.

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xerox said:

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its also a pokemon



but the name was clever!

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War-overlord said:

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Terratoise - Overgrown Terratoise
(Terratoise) Terratoises are an enigma to scholars, as they are not quite animals, nor quite plant and not quite elementals either. They appear to be an eclectic mixture of all three. Terratoises are ancient and wise beings, though only Druids are actually able to communicate with them. Terratoises lie dormant in the soil for centuries on end, indistinguishable from ground and foliage untill they are called upon by the Druids. In fact they are so much grown into their environment, that there is no idea how many Terratoises there are. Having an innate controll over the growth of plants, Terratoises attack by filling the air with pollen and seeds, which bloom and grow at their whim.
(Overgrown Terratoise) Overgrown Terratoises are the oldest of their kind, having been part of Ashan since it's birth. They have covered themselves in plant, living with them in symbiosis. Not only masters of seeds and pollen, Overgrown ones can command the growth of trees, roots and vines of every kind imaginable. Unspecified and overgrown shapes against terrain are often the sad remains of camps and settlements that have invoked the wrath of an Overgrown Terratoise.

Sprouting (Basic+Upgrade) Marquis Salvador of the Bull to his second in command, recalling his skirmish with the Elves: "Have you ever seen a man sprouted? No? Then you don't know...there's nothing more horrible than the bite of the Terratoise. Its deadly stinger spreads a green disease through every pore of your body...leaving you veined with roots and flocked with grass...steadily growing thicker and thicker until you crash and bloom out...in a horrifying bouquet of pain and fragrant suffering...screaming until your mouth fills with petals and your nostrils shoot out thorny stems...and the bulbs sprout in your eyes...leaving you nothing but a patch of wildflowers on the ground, swarming with butterflies." [Targets attacked by this unit are rooted in place until another target is attacked by this unit.]
Overgrowth (Upgrade)  Marquis Salvador of the Bull to his second in command, recalling his skirmish with the Elves: "We thought we were safe...inside the walls of the fort. The Elves brought no catapult...so they could do little more than frantically bash our gates...or so we thought. Untill the vines, roots and branches grew over our walls...carpeting it...the Elves came over the walls seconds later...like they were climbing nothing but ladders...before the Treants we thought we killed came to life again." [Actived ability: A selected section of wall and moat becomes passable, for double movement-cost. Or heals Treants upon use.]
Specifics Damage = Earth, Range = full, Sylanna's Blessing
Dwelling: Thicket > Copse

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Elvin said:

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I would LOVE to see something like that in sylvan. But in a massive scale, having trees, vegetation and crystal on its back and shake the earth with every step it takes Would fit the sylvan earth theme perfectly even if we have gotten used to swift flyer champions in the past. But while I enjoyed the crazy mobility of the H5 lineup, I also liked the H3 rampart that was more mixed when it comes to speed and movement. A balance between slow and sturdy creatures and graceful mobile ones could work just fine.

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War-overlord said:

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Even with this description?

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Elvin said:

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I would LOVE to see something like that in sylvan. But in a massive scale, having trees, vegetation and crystal on its back and shake the earth with every step it takes Would fit the sylvan earth theme perfectly even if we have gotten used to swift flyer champions in the past. But while I enjoyed the crazy mobility of the H5 lineup, I also liked the H3 rampart that was more mixed when it comes to speed and movement. A balance between slow and sturdy creatures and graceful mobile ones could work just fine.

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Steyn said:

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With this description yes, definitely. However I don't think the art you provided fits your concept. It looks too reptilian, too thin and not overgrown enough. The first picture fits it much better.
Edit: not the pokemon btw

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MattII said:

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The Terratoise actually sounds similar to the Tarasque of French myth, except for the controlling vegetation part.

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War-overlord said:

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MattII said:

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The Terratoise actually sounds similar to the Tarasque of French myth, except for the controlling vegetation part.

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Somewhat, perhaps. But Tarasques are more dragon-like among other features. I've used Tarasques in the past, but in very different contexts.

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